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| Studying Anatomy involves: |
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| Observation, Manipulation, Palpation, Auscultation |
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| The study of the function of the body |
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| Studying Physiology involves: |
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| Study of basic chemical principals, basic physical principals, & focus at many levels |
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| Levels of Structural Organization (smallest to largest) |
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1.Chemical 4.Organ
2.Cellular 5.Organ System
3.Tissue 6.Organismal |
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1.Maintaining boundaries
2.Movement 5.Metabolism
3.Responsiveness 6.Dispose wastes
4.Digestion 7.Reproduction
8.Growth |
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| What are the 11 Body Organ Systems? |
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1.Integumentary 7.Lymphatic
2.Skeletal 8.Respiratory
3.Muscular 9.Digestive
4.Nervous 10.Urinary
5.Endocrine 11.Reproductive
6.Cardiovascular |
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| What is the normal Body Temperature? |
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| Maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite changes in the environment |
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| Components of Control Mechanism |
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1.Receptor
2.Control center
3.Effector |
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1.Monitors the environment
2.Responds to stimuli |
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1.Determines set point that variable is maintained
2.Receives input from receptor
3.Determines appropriate response |
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1.Receives output from control center
2.Provides the means to respond
3.Response reduces or enhances stimulus |
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| Response reduces or shuts off original stimulus |
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| Response enhances or exaggerates original stimulus |
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| Standard Anatomical Position definition |
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1.Body erect
2.Feet slightly apart
3.Palms facing forward (thumbs point away from body) |
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| Towards the back of the body |
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| Towards the middle of the body |
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| From the middle of the body out to the left or right side |
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| A point of the body that is in between two other body parts(ex:the collarbone is intermediate between breastbone & shoulder) |
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| Anything closer to the point of origin of the body(point of attachment of a limb to the body's trunk) |
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| Anything further away from the body(farther from the origin of a body part or attachment of limb to body trunk |
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| Towards or at the body surface |
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| The 2 Major Divisions of the Body |
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1.Axial(head, neck, trunk)
2.Appendicular(limbs) |
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| 3 Most Common Body Planes |
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1.Sagittal(down the middle into L&R)
2.Frontal(front & back)
3.Transverse(top & bottom) |
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1.Dorsal(towards the back)
2.Ventral(towards the front) |
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| 2 Dorsal Cavity Subdivisions |
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1.Cranial cavity(encases brain)
2.Vertebral cavity(encases spinal cord) |
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| 2 Ventral Cavity Subdivisions |
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1.Thoracic cavity
2.Abdomniopelvic cavity |
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| Thoracic Cavity Subdivisions |
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Both house a lung
1.Mediastinum(contains pericardial cavity,surrounds thoracic organs)
2.Pericardial(encloses the heart) |
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| Membranes in Ventral Body Cavity |
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| Serous membrane or serosa(thin double layer membrane) |
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| Lines internal body cavity walls |
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Right Upper Quadrant(RUQ)
Left Upper Quadrant(LUQ)
Right Lower Quadrant(RLQ)
Left Lower Quadrant(LLQ) |
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| Anything that has mass and occupies space |
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